Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals (Annotated‪)‬

Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals is the first of Immanuel Kant's mature works on moral philosophy and is still one of the most influential in the field. Kant conceives his investigation as a work of foundational ethics—one that clears the ground for future research by explaining the core concepts and principles of moral theory and showing that they are normative for rational agents. Kant aspires to nothing less than this: to lay bare the fundamental principle of morality and show that it applies to us. In the text, Kant provides a groundbreaking argument that the rightness of an action is determined by the character of the principle that a person chooses to act upon. Kant thus stands in stark contrast to the moral sense theories and teleological moral theories that dominated moral philosophy at the time he was writing.


This edition has formatted for your reader, with an active table of contents.  It has also been extensively annotated, with additional information about the work and also Immanuel Kant, including an overview, preface, section by section analysis, critical reception, editions and translations, extensive biographical information and a bibliography.